Golf bag



Aug. 6, 1935. R. E. THOMPSON 2,010,166

GOLF BAG Filed sept. "12, 1932 Patented Aug. 6, 1935 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a golf bag of simpleconstruction, which may be used for wholly enclosing the clubs or may beused vfor carrying the clubs in separate compartments on the outside ofthe inverted bag. The bag may be made so that it may be inverted tocarry with the club pockets inside or outside.

With this and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of mystructure, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a golf bag embodying my invention inposition for Wholly enclosing a set of clubs.

Figure 2 shows the bag opened up and turned half way to its invertedposition.

Figure 3 shows the bag in its wholly inverted position; and

Figure 4 shows a perspective view of a slightly modified form of my bag,

In the accompanying drawing, I have used the reference character A toindicate generally a golf bag. This bag may be provided with variouspockets to receive balls, garments and so forth.

The bag is made of a single sheet I0 as shown or from a plurality ofpieces. The lower edge thereof is reinforced as at II and is provided onthe inside with a lining I2 secured to the sheet at the bottom and atthe sides and at the center to form two pockets B and C.

On the inside of the bag, it is provided with a series of verticalcompartments I3 open at their upper ends and having their lower endsreceived in the pockets B and C. The pockets I3 are narrow and areadapted to receive the different clubs. Any suitable number may beprovided. I preferably provide fourteen, eight or ten.

Any suitable means may be provided for fastening the opposite side edgesof the bag together when they are folded over to the position shown inFigure 1. As illustrated, I have used the ordinary slide fastener I5 andhave arranged the fastening to extend down the sides and across theupper edges of the lining I2, so that when the bag is folded over toform a closed bag, it will be closed at the sides and at the bottom.

Along the center inside of the sheet I0 above the lining I2, I provide apocket I6 with a Zipper closure I1 for holding balls.

At the edges of the bag at the bottom, I provide grommets I8. I provideustraps I9 with buckles 20 which straps may be inserted through thegrommets for fastening the bag with either side out. At the top of thebag at the side edges, straps and buckles 22a and 23a are provided forfastening the bag when it is inverted. The club pockets I3 may besecured to a suitable lining 2| 5 and a large pocket 22 indicated bydotted lines in Figure 1 may be provided on what is normally the outsideof the bag. The pocket 22 may have the slide fastener 23.

Secured to the top of the bag is a hood member 10 24, preferablyprovided with a slide-fastener 25.

Secured outside of the bag near the middle thereof from top to bottom isa ring 26. Secured at the middle of the bag on the top thereof on theinside is a ring 21. The hood 24 is provided 15 with a hole 28 throughwhich the ring 21 may extend. When the bag is closed as shown in Figure1 for general transportation, the ring 21 is extended through the hole28.

I provide a detachable handle 28a having snaps 20 29 at its ends adaptedto be fastened to the rings 26 and 21.

I also provide a longer shoulder strap 30 likewise detachable havingsnaps 3| at its ends adapted to be fastened to the rings 26 and 21.

When it is desired to invert the bag for playing the fastening means forholding it in closed position are released and the bag is pulled overfrom position shown in Figure 1 through the position shown in Figure 2to the position shown in 30 Figure 3.

Before inverting the bag, the handle 28a and shoulder strap 30 areremoved.

On the inside of the bag above the pocket I6 is a ring 33, and when thebag is inverted as 35 shown in Figure 3, the handle and shoulder strapare snapped to the rings 33 and 21 as shown in Figure 2. The straps I9and 22a may then be fastened to the buckles 20 and 23a, whereupon thebag may be carried for playing with all the 40 clubs convenientlyexposed where they can be readily and easily selected for use. The clubsare thus held in position considerably more convenient for selection anduse than when the bag is in closed position.

When the bag is in inverted position, the hood is, of course, opened,and stuffed down between the sides of the bag as shown in Figure 3.

The advantages of a bag of this kind are largely obvious from theforegoing description.

The bag can be used as any ordinary bag with all the advantages thereof.It is obvious that locks can be provided for placing the bag in storageor for shipment. On the other hand, the bag has the great advantage thatit can be in- 55 verted and the clubs will then be on the outside intheir respective compartments or pockets where they are more convenientof access.

The arrangement for reversing the handle and shoulder straps is simpleand convenient.

By attaching the fastening means for holding the bag in closed positionto the tops of the pockets B and C and to the sides of the bag, thefastening means at the bottom are protected when the bag is in theposition shown in Figure 1 against being marred or Worn or distorted bythe handling of the bag.

It will, of course, be understood that the bag as shown in Figures 1, 2and 3 may be used for playing without inverting it and with the clubpockets on the inside of the bag.

In Figure 4, I have shown a slightly modied form of my bag, which doesnot have the reversible feature, but comprises a bag 40 with clubpockets 4| on the outside extending substantially the full length of thebag and closed at their lower ends as in the case of the pockets I3. Theform of the bag shown in Figure 4 has a reinforcing strip 42 extendingupwardly from the bottom of the bag and covering the lower ends of theclub pockets 4i.

Changes might be made in the construction and arrangement of the partsof the bag and the type of fasteners used and in the design of the partswithout departing from the spirit and purpose of my invention, and it ismy intention to cover by my claim any modifications in structure whichmay be reasonably included within its scope.

I claim as my invention:

In a golf bag structure, a member adapted to be folded on a verticalmedian line so that either side may be outside and to fold on ahorizontal line so that the upper portion may be extended or folded downagainst one side of the member, means on the other side of the memberfor holding golf clubs comprising a series of vertical pockets, meansfor fastening the side and top edges of the upper portion of said memberwhen extended in closed position, a second means for fastening the sideand bottom edges of the lower portion of said member in closed positionwhen folded with the golf club pockets inside and means for fasteningthe upper and lower ends of the side edge of said lower portion of saidmember together when folded with the golf club pockets outside whichrenders said second fastening means inoperative, the means for fasteningthe lower end of said side edge also being operable when tue bag isfolded with the golf club pockets inside.

ROBERT E. THOMPSON.

